Crime Rates at Friary Estate, London, SE15 6TB

Friary Estate area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Old Kent Road , and the 396th lowest crime rate of 799 local areas in Southwark .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friary Estate (SE15 6TB) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 5.0% lower than the Old Kent Road average (126.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friary Estate (SE15 6TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brideale Close, where police recorded 75 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shard'S Square (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.